tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874760274395548841.post7919727117318978417..comments2022-08-31T11:43:09.365-08:00Comments on An Alaskan Odyssey: a little bit of catching upStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626595801480639853noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874760274395548841.post-72863966597591604272010-07-11T21:41:44.749-08:002010-07-11T21:41:44.749-08:00the sitka spruce. a sturdy thing of beauty. both...the sitka spruce. a sturdy thing of beauty. both masts on SummerWind were of sitka spruce. for which i was very grateful on a number of occasions. i must say i like them better in their natural habitat ...<br /><br />what a wonderful adventure you are on. and thanks for sharing it with us.<br /><br />-StefAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874760274395548841.post-64423821069783601332010-07-11T15:57:09.965-08:002010-07-11T15:57:09.965-08:00nice. i keep forgetting you really haven't spe...nice. i keep forgetting you really haven't spent much time in places with trees. it's fun hearing your impression of them. the flowers that you think are roses look like what i've always called perfume berries. they are in the rose family, as are rose hips and raspberries, but they are not, strictly speaking, what you would have for a rosebush. you'll find that most of the wild roses have far more prickers than cultivated roses. if you put this guy up against a wild raspberry cane, or wild blackberries or some such thing you would find they are remarkably similar and thorny as hell. glad that the trip ended smoothly and y'all are settling nicely. looking forward to a chitchat.<br />eerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771590763874021359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874760274395548841.post-38126785750093904082010-07-11T15:05:11.350-08:002010-07-11T15:05:11.350-08:00http://www.moviesonline.ca/lister/videos/thumbs/1_...http://www.moviesonline.ca/lister/videos/thumbs/1_simpsons-alaska.jpg<br /><br />Pretty spot onWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871267041422563488noreply@blogger.com